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North Korea Claims to Have 'World's Most Powerful Weapon' at 'Splendid' Military Parade
By Frances Martel |
The communist regime governing North Korea held a military parade Thursday, apparently featuring no social distancing or other anti-coronavirus measures, to celebrate the end of its eighth-ever Workers' Party Congress.
Hospitals in Brazil's Amazon Region Capital Run Out of Oxygen
By Frances Martel |
Hospitals in Manaus, the regional capital of Brazil's Amazonas deep in the eponymous rain forest, began reporting shortages of oxygen Thursday, reportedly forcing doctors to inject dying Chinese coronavirus patients with morphine to ease the pain of asphyxiation.
Aid Group: Drug Cartels Turning Parts of Latin America into Christian Persecution Hotspots
By Frances Martel |
Two Christian-majority nations — Colombia and Mexico — appeared in the ranking of the top 50 most dangerous places to be a Christian in the world published by the Christian aid organization Open Doors this week.
Report: Afghanistan Lets Go 10 Chinese Caught Building Fake Uyghur Terror Cell
By Frances Martel |
The human rights magazineBitter Winter reported on Wednesday that the government of Afghanistan deported ten Chinese nationals last week initially accused of engaging in terrorist activity, but later believed to be attempting to create a fake Uyghur terrorist cell to defame the ethnic group.
Exclusive – Charity Head: China Arresting Christians for Attending 'Zoom Church'
By Frances Martel |
The Chinese Communist Party is using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to crack down on Christians, even arresting some for attending online services via Zoom, David Curry, the CEO of the Christian charity Open Doors, told Breitbart News in an interview on Wednesday.
U.S. Bans All Cotton, Tomato Products from China's Uyghur Concentration Camp Region
By Frances Martel |
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Wednesday that it would not allow any cotton or tomato products from Xinjiang, China's westernmost province, into the country due to the high likelihood that they were produced by slave labor.
Reports: After Embarrassment Before Indian Army, China Pulls Away from Himalayan Border
By Frances Martel |
The South China Morning Post and the Economic Times of India have both recently reported that the Chinese Communist Party has withdrawn as many as 10,000 soldiers from the Line of Actual Control (LAC), the official name for the Chinese border with India.
China: W.H.O. Should Research Origin of Coronavirus in Other Countries
By Frances Martel |
China's National Health Commission, its top public health authority, urged the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Wednesday to investigate the origin of the Chinese coronavirus – which first began infecting humans in Wuhan, China – in other countries.
Argentina: Coronavirus Patient Dies After Judge Forces Clinic to Inject Bleach
By Frances Martel |
Argentine coronavirus patient Oscar García Rúa, 93, died Monday after receiving chlorine dioxide, a bleach, intravenously. His family successfully sued the clinic treating him demanding they administer the disinfectant after a doctor suggested it.
U.S. Re-Designates Cuba, Ally of Hezbollah and Marxist FARC, State Sponsor of Terrorism
By Frances Martel |
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Monday that his department would return Cuba to its list of State Sponsors of Terrorism over the Castro regime's ties to international terrorist organizations like Hezbollah and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Top Putin Rival, Russian Dissident Alexei Navalny: Trump Twitter Ban 'Unacceptable'
By Frances Martel |
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny – one of President Vladimir Putin's most prominent foes who nearly died last year of suspected poisoning by the state – called Twitter's decision to ban President Donald Trump permanently on Satuday "an unacceptable act of censorship.
Kim Jong-un: North Korea Seeks 'Expanding and Developing' Foreign Relations
By Frances Martel |
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, presiding over the ruling Korean Workers' Party (WPK) Congress on Friday, reportedly proposed "comprehensively expanding and developing the external relations of the country," according to state media.
Ayatollah Khamenei: U.S. Wants to Bring Capitol Riot to Iran
By Frances Martel |
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the dictator of Iran, claimed in remarks on Friday that the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday is the state of affairs that the United States would like to see in the long-term in Iran "to trigger a civil war.
Venezuela's Maduro: 'Poor Whites' Who Attacked U.S. Capitol Invaded 'Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan'
By Frances Martel |
Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro issued an extended diatribe on Thursday night in which he repeatedly referred to American President Donald Trump as a murderer and claimed the "poor rural whites" who attacked the U.S.
Iranian Media: Capitol Riot a Product of 'Racist Roots' of America
By Frances Martel |
PressTV, an Iranian state propaganda outlet, made the case in a column published Thursday that a riot at the U.S. Capitol the day before occurred because of the "racist roots of the United States" and, in particular, the racism allegedly inherent in the Electoral College system.
Cuba Compares Capitol Riot to Lincoln Assassination
By Frances Martel |
Granma, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba, compared a violent riot at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by alleged supporters of President Donald Trump to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the destruction of the White House by the British in 1814.
China Calls D.C. Riot 'Karma,' Celebrates 'the Fall of the Beacon of Democracy'
By Frances Martel |
China's state-run propaganda newspaperGlobal Times gloated on Thursday in its coverage of a pro-Trump mob attacking the U.S. Capitol the day before, describing it as "karma" for Washington and a sign that American democracy has begun to collapse.
Report: North Korea, Which Claims Zero Coronavirus Cases, Requests Vaccines
By Frances Martel |
TheWall Street Journal claimed Monday, citing one "person familiar with the matter," that the communist regime governing North Korea formally submitted a request to participate in a global plan to distribute Chinese coronavirus vaccines, despite insisting it has not confirmed a single case of coronavirus disease within its borders.
Iran Using Cubans as Guinea Pigs for Coronavirus Vaccine Experiment
By Frances Martel |
State media in Cuba revealed that Cubans on the island are currently participating in Phase II clinical trials of a mystery Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate in development with the Iranian Islamic regime, the Spanish newspaperDiario de Cuba reportedTuesday.
Turkey to Turn Armenian Church into 'Humor Art Center'
By Frances Martel |
The local government in south-central Konya, Turkey, announced this week that it would turn a fully renovated 19th-century Armenian church into a "humor art house" after barring worshippers from using the church for years, multiple reports revealed Thursday.
Chinese Media Floats 'Herd Immunity' in Coronavirus Origin Country by End of 2021
By Frances Martel |
TheGlobal Times, a Chinese state propaganda outlet, suggested the communist country could "realize herd immunity by the end of 2021" against the Chinese coronavirus Friday, citing an "expert.
Five Presidential Elections Set to Shake Up the World in 2021
By Frances Martel |
Less than a month away from the presumed inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Americans are departing a year in which their presidential election largely eclipsed campaigns around the world.
Iran Prepares to Prosecute President Trump on Anniversary of Soleimani Drone Strike
By Frances Martel |
A high-ranking Iranian official announced Wednesday that the nation would soon publish an indictment against the individuals responsible for the drone strike that eliminated Major General Qasem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, a year ago on Sunday.
Xi Jinping Celebrates China's Pandemic Economic Boom in New Year Speech
By Frances Martel |
China's communist dictator Xi Jinping boasted of his nation's achievements in 2020 — a year defined by a deadly pandemic that Beijing could have prevented — during his regular New Year's Eve speech.
Philippines' Duterte Threatens to Expel U.S. Military if Companies Do Not Offer Vaccines
By Frances Martel |
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines threatened to cut ties between his nation's military and America's – in existence since the Philippines declared independence from Spain – this weekend if Washington did not ship Manila at least 20 million doses of experimental vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus.
7 Completely Wild News Stories That Would Have Dominated Any Other Year but 2020
By Frances Martel |
The Chinese coronavirus pandemic – which global health authorities first warned the world of in January, months after the virus first began circulating in China – will forever mark 2020 as a historic year.
Aid Group: Coronavirus Pandemic 'Certainly Increased Persecution for Christians Abroad'
By Frances Martel |
Open Doors, an international Christian aid organization, told Breitbart News in a recent interview that the Chinese coronavirus pandemic has allowed repressive forces to more ably target vulnerable Christians, from denying them health care to offering to trade their faith for food.
Martel: World Prepares for Return of Obama-Era Chaos Under Biden
By Frances Martel |
President-elect Joe Biden has made clear in his staffing plans and public remarks that he intends to return America to many of the foreign policy positions championed by his former boss, President Barack Obama.
Pandemic Leads to Christmas Boom for Pizza Hut in Japan
By Frances Martel |
Pizza Hut Japan has seen reservations for Christmas meals skyrocket in part due to the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, which has kept many from traditional dinners at restaurants, Japan's Kyodo News noted Thursday.
Cuban Communists: Add Rodent Meat ‘to the Family Dinner Table’
By Frances Martel |
A government television broadcast in Cuba this week urged citizens to eat guinea pig and other rodents, suggesting rodent meat is more nutritious and "sustainable" than pork or beef, Cuban outlets reported on Wednesday.
Turkish Journalist Who Reported Erdogan-ISIS Ties Sentenced to 27 Years in Prison
By Frances Martel |
Can Dündar, the former editor-in-chief of the anti-Islamist Turkish newspaperCumhuriyet, received a 27-year prison sentence Wednesday for allegedly aiding a terrorist group by publishing a news story.
Chinese Media: Coronavirus Fight Doomed by ‘Western Lifestyle’
By Frances Martel |
China's state-runGlobal Times newspaper warned Europe that purchasing American-made Chinese coronavirus vaccines was "risky" and that, without significantly transforming "the Western system and lifestyle," policies to contain the pandemic would fail.
Interpol: Terrorists Are Using Coronavirus Pandemic to Increase 'Power and Influence'
By Frances Martel |
Interpol, a global organization linking the world's law enforcement entities, warned in a report announced Tuesday that global terrorist organizations and "non-state actors" were attempting to take advantage of the chaos surrounding the Chinese coronavirus pandemic to become more influential.
Kenya's Health Workers Go on Strike as Coronavirus Deaths Pile Up
By Frances Martel |
The Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Union (KMPDU) announced a nationwide general strike to begin Monday in the face of mounting Chinese coronavirus infections and deaths, which doctors say are the product of government incompetence in issuing proper protective gear.
China Drafts Law Regulating How Much Guests Can Eat at Weddings
By Frances Martel |
China's communist rubber-stamp legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), introduced a bill Tuesday that would mandate a government war against "food waste" that includes ordering guests at weddings and other public events to eat less.
Congress Includes Detailed Plans on Recognizing Dalai Lama in Coronavirus Stimulus Bill
By Frances Martel |
Both houses of Congress passed a bill late Monday allocating $600 in stimulus payments for Americans that also included the text of the Tibet Policy and Support Act, a bill that delineates how the United States should recognize a successor to the current Dalai Lama.
Iran-Linked Militias Attack Liquor Stores in Baghdad
By Frances Martel |
Gang members and militia fighters associated with a coalition linked to Iran have escalated attacks on liquor stories — most owned by Christians and Yazidis — in Baghdad, Iraq, the Kurdish outlet Rudaw reportedSunday.
Report: China's Alibaba Group Admits It Made a 'Uyghur Alert' Facial Recognition System
By Frances Martel |
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, the Chinese company that runs the major online marketplace of the same name, admitted on Thursday that it had developed software that identifies individuals as members of China's ethnic Uyghur minority solely using images of their faces.
Report: Police in Socialist Zimbabwe Took Bets on Local Women to Rape
By Frances Martel |
A study published Thursday unveiled extreme abuses against local women in mining communities in Zimbabwe, particularly by security forces and police tied to the ruling socialist Zanu-PF party.
Report: Police in Socialist Zimbabwe Took Bets on Local Women to Rape
By Frances Martel |
A study published Thursday unveiled extreme abuses against local women in mining communities in Zimbabwe, particularly by security forces and police tied to the ruling socialist Zanu-PF party.
Brazil: Supreme Court Approves Limited Rights for People Not Taking Coronavirus Vaccine
By Frances Martel |
Brazil's Supreme Federal Tribunal (STF), the highest court in the country, ruled on Thursday that Brazilian authorities could limit the freedoms of individuals who refuse to take a vaccine against the Chinese coronavirus, but could not physically force a person to take it.
Cuba Promotes Spy Linked to U.S. Citizen Killings, Freed by Obama
By Frances Martel |
The Cuban government appointed Gerardo Hernández Nordelo, the only individual arrested in relation to the murder of four American citizens by the Castro regime in 1996, to the State Council, a national regime entity, on Thursday.
W.H.O. to Send Team to Probe Coronavirus Origins in Wuhan over a Year Later
By Frances Martel |
The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) confirmed on Wednesday that it would send a team to Wuhan, China, in January to investigate the origins of the Chinese coronavirus pandemic – eight months after the Communist Party of China admitted it had destroyed all the evidence it had collected there.
Videos: Steve Harvey Chants with Indigenous UAE Tribe to Show ‘Islam Is Peace’
By Frances Martel |
Comedian andFamily Feud host Steve Harvey is currently on a tour of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to promote tourism to the Gulf state, Saudi Arabia's al-Arabiya reported on Thursday, enjoying a traditional performance this week with members of the al-Shehi tribe.
Nigeria: At Least Ten Schools Shut Down After Boko Haram Mass Abduction
By Frances Martel |
A Nigerian state has shut down ten schools as of Wednesdayin response to the jihadist terror group Boko Haram abducting hundreds of boys from a school this weekend,the nation'sDaily Trust newspaper reported.
The Hague: 'Reasonable Basis' for Crimes Against Humanity Case Against Venezuela's Maduro
By Frances Martel |
The official office of the top prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced this week that it had found "a reasonable basis to believe" socialist Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro had committed crimes against humanity.
China to Buy 100 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine, Snubbing Domestic Option
By Frances Martel |
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, a Chinese pharmaceutical group, announced Wednesday it had inked a deal with German company BioNTech to purchase 100 million doses of the Chinese coronavirus vaccine it had developed with American company Pfizer — the first vaccine approved for use in the United States.
South Korea: Leftist President Hits Record Low Approval Ratings
By Frances Martel |
Leftist South Korean President Moon Jae-in hit a record low job approval rating in a poll published Monday by the South Korean firm Realmeter.
Brazil's Drug Approval Agency: China 'Not Transparent' About Coronavirus Vaccine Candidate
By Frances Martel |
TheBrazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa), which approves pharmaceutical drugs for use, accused the government of China on Monday of being "not transparent" in its development of its primary Chinese coronavirus vaccine candidate.
Study: China Using 'Poverty Alleviation' Apps to Force Half a Million Uyghurs to Pick Cotton
By Frances Martel |
A study published Monday by researcher Dr. Adrian Zenz revealed that the Communist Party of China has forced over half a million mostly ethnic minority residents of Xinjiang, China's westernmost province, into the arduous cotton picking industry as part of a supposed "poverty alleviation" program.
China Debuts 'Ambitious' Environmental Plan that Increases CO2 Emissions for a Decade
By Frances Martel |
Chinese dictator Xi Jinping announced at this weekend'sClimate Ambition Summit that his nation, the world's leading carbon dioxide emitter, would continue to increase carbon emissions through at least 2030, but "aim" to stop doing so before then.
Venezuela: Juan Guaido Pleas for Support as Failed Takeover Approaches Third Year
By Frances Martel |
Venezuelan President Juan Guaidó urged citizens this weekend to participate in nationwide protests on January 5, the day dictator Nicolás Maduro is set to install a majority loyalist National Assembly to replace the lawmakers who made Guaidó president.
Exclusive: Leftist in U.S. Threatens to Kill Cuban Exile Leader on Monetized YouTube Video
By Frances Martel |
A sympathizer of the Cuban Communist Party located in Miami threatened the life of the head of one of the most prominent anti-communist activists in the Cuban exile community this week, referencing the bloody assassination of Russian Marxist leader Leon Trotsky.
China: U.S. 'Among the Top' Human Rights Violators in 2020
By Frances Martel |
The Chinese state newspaperGlobal Times declared Thursday that America was "among the top" nations that experienced a significant decline in human rights in 2020, claiming that the federal government had not done enough to contain the Chinese coronavirus.
Turkey's Erdogan: Struggle Against Armenia 'Will Continue' After Azerbaijan War
By Frances Martel |
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned the Armenian people on Thursday that the unspecified "struggle" against them will "continue from now on many other fronts" in remarks at a victory parade in Azerbaijan.
Hong Kong: Anti-Communist Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Facing Decade in Prison
By Frances Martel |
The owner of Hong Kong anti-communist newspaperApple Daily, Jimmy Lai, is facing a minimum of a decade in prison after being charged on Friday with violating the city's new, and illegal, law against "national security" trespasses.
China Confines Human Rights Lawyers Ahead of International Human Rights Day
By Frances Martel |
The families of at least three human rights lawyers in China denounced police harassment and the imposition of an impromptu ban on leaving the house in anticipation of International Human Rights Day, celebrated annually on December 10.
China: Citizens 'Slut-Shame' Coronavirus Patient over Chengdu Outbreak
By Frances Martel |
A woman identified in reports only as "Zhao" became the target of a mass persecution campaign online this week after the Chinese Communist Party announced that Chengdu, a city of 16 million people, would be going into "wartime mode" due to a Chinese coronavirus outbreak.
Japan to Launch A.I. 'Marriage Hunting' to Stop Birth Rate Collapse
By Frances Martel |
Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide is planning to invest $19 million in the next fiscal year into "programs to help [Japan's] residents find love," an unnamed Cabinet official told theJapan Times this week, in an attempt to slow the nation's rapidly declining birth rate.
Report: 'Radio-Frequency Energy' Caused Brain Damage to U.S. Diplomats in Cuba
By Frances Martel |
A National Academies of Sciences report published this weekend, which the U.S. State Department commissioned, concluded that radio-frequency energy was the likely culprit in a series of mysterious injuries at the U.S.
Chinese Media: White Supremacy Having 'Resurgence' in U.S.
By Frances Martel |
ThePeople's Daily, the official newspaper of the ruling Chinese Communist Party, declared America in the throes of a racism crisis on Tuesday, asserting, "in recent years, white supremacy in the U.S.
Exclusive – Venezuelan Pollster: Socialists Threatened Starvation and 81% Still Didn't Vote
By Frances Martel |
Venezuela's illegitimate socialist regime attempted to celebrate the results of its rigged legislative elections Sunday as a "people's victory" despite record-low turnout that the polling firm Meganálisis estimated to be less than 20 percent of eligible voters.
Exclusive – Top Cuban-American Priest: Catholics Have a Role to Play Against Communism
By Frances Martel |
Cuban-American clergy must stand united with the growing chorus of Catholic voices on the island condemning communist oppression, Father Fernando Hería, who heads the Cuban exile community's most important Marian shrine, told Breitbart News this week in an exclusive interview.
China Birth Rate Panic: 'Simply Allowing a Couple to Have a Second Child' Not Enough
By Frances Martel |
The state-run propaganda outletChina Dailynoted on Friday the growing concern among Chinese Communist Party officials that the national birth rate continued to decline for at least two years despite Beijing allowing couples to have more children.
Joe Biden Snubs Latin America: No Calls to Mexico, Brazil, Colombia
By Frances Martel |
The Brazilian newspaperO Globo noted on Friday that Joe Biden, who will presumably take the office of the U.S. presidency in January, has not made any calls to the heads of state of Latin America's largest nations, skipping Mexico, Brazil, and Colombia and, instead, reaching out to the socialist leader of Argentina.
Cuba: Police Release, Then Immediately Re-Arrest, Artist Hunger Strike Leader
By Frances Martel |
Communist Party police in Cuba arrested Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, the head of the San Isidro Movement of pro-democracy artists, on Wednesday morning, less than 24 hours after freeing him from a prior detention.
Philippines: Boxer/Senator Manny Pacquiao to Lead Rodrigo Duterte's Political Party
By Frances Martel |
Philippine Sen. Manny Pacquiao, one of history's most successful boxing champions, on Wednesday became the president of PDP-Laban, the ruling political party of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Chinese Foreign Ministry: U.S. Fighting Slavery Will Create 'Forced Poverty'
By Frances Martel |
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying accused America on Thursday of seeking to impose "forced poverty" on the nation's Uyghur population by opposing their enslavement.
U.S. Customs to Seize Cotton Products from Chinese Company Enslaving Uyghurs
By Frances Martel |
American Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents will seize any imports into the country of cotton products by the ChineseXinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), the U.S.
Xi Jinping Book: Use 'Charm of Chinese Culture' to Promote Marxism
By Frances Martel |
Xi Jinping's most recent book urges Chinese people to use the "charm of Chinese culture" to promote Marxism, the human rights magazineBitter Winter reported on Wednesday, promotingan ideology developed in Western Europe with no significant ties to Chinese culture prior to Mao Zedong's seizure of power.
South Korea Allows K-Pop Bands to Postpone Military Service
By Frances Martel |
The National Assembly of South Korea passed a law Tuesday that allows pop stars to defer mandatory military service up to age 30 if the nation's culture minister deems them "significant contributors to the elevation of national reputation," according to the news agency Yonhap.
Chinese Media: Joe Biden Pick for Trade Adviser Knows ‘Sweetness’ of Business with China
By Frances Martel |
China's state-runGlobal Times applauded Joe Biden on Tuesday for choosing Brian Deese, a BlackRock executive, to lead his National Economic Council because his work let him witness "the sweetness of doing business with China.
Top Venezuelan Socialist on Rigged Election: 'Those Who Don't Vote, Don't Eat'
By Frances Martel |
Venezuelan socialist lawmaker, television host, and suspected drug lord Diosdado Cabello threatened Venezuelans with starvation on Monday if they did not vote in Sunday's legislative elections.
Cuba: Rapper Arrested After Planning Pro-Democracy Sit-In
By Frances Martel |
Omar Mena, a Cuban rapper known as "El Analista" ("the Analyst"), reportedly disappeared overnight after police raided his home on Monday. Mena was planning a peaceful sit-in against communism for Tuesday.
Iran: Saudi Arabia Only Gulf State Not to Condemn Nuclear Scientist Killing
By Frances Martel |
Iran's Foreign Ministry pointedly noted on Tuesday that only one of its Gulf neighbors, Saudi Arabia, had not publicly condemned the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the head of Iran's nuclear weapons program.
China Demands Apology from 'Evil' Australia for Outrage at Fake Soldier Murder Photo
By Frances Martel |
ThePeople's Daily, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China, demanded an apology on Tuesday from the government of Australia for the latter taking offense to a falsified image, published by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, depicting an Australian soldier beheading a child.
Pollster Predicts Record-Low 14% Turnout in Venezuelan Election
By Frances Martel |
The Venezuelan polling firm Meganálisis, in its November 2020 national survey, predicted that over 80 percent of eligible voters in the country will participate in the December 6 legislative election.
Cuba: Police Attack Unprecedented, Hundreds-Strong Artist Protest
By Frances Martel |
A rare protest attracting an estimated 300 people in front of Cuba's Ministry of Culture this weekend prompted police violence, dissidents said, including the use of tear gas and/or pepper spray in the dead of night.
Taliban: War with America 'Will Resume' if Biden Undoes Trump Peace Deal
By Frances Martel |
A spokesman for the Taliban told Afghanistan's Khaama Press in an interview published Thursday that the terrorist group's "war against the United States will resume... until they leave Afghanistan" if Joe Biden walks back President Donald Trump's attempts to withdraw U.S.
Cuba: State Agents 'Disguised as Doctors' Conduct Late-Night Attack on Hunger Strikers
By Frances Martel |
Communist regime agents dressed in lab coats violently raided the headquarters of the San Isidro Movement, a pro-democracy artistic collective in Havana, late Thursday, attacking a group of dissidents, most of whom have spent over a week on a hunger strike.
EXCLUSIVE – Cuban Artists Ask Hollywood for Support, Urge Biden to Abandon Obama Policies
By Frances Martel |
A spokesman for the San Isidro Movement, a pro-democracy artist collective in Cuba, told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that President Barack Obama's appeasement policy towards the island was "not functional" and that any dealings with the communist regime must pressure it to respect individual dignity.
Six Disastrous Obama-Era Foreign Policies Set to Return Under Biden
By Frances Martel |
Reports began to surface this week of potential cabinet appointments and priority government projects for Democrat Party presidential challenger Joe Biden should he take office in January.
EXCLUSIVE – Incoming GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis: Anti-Socialist Freshman Class Here to 'Preserve America'
By Frances Martel |
The high number of freshmen Republican members of Congress coming into the job with personal or family experiences of socialism will use that background to protect the "unlimited potential and opportunity" that America offers, Congresswoman-elect Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) told Breitbart News in a recent interview.
Doctors Without Borders: Socialists Are Blocking Our Specialists from Entering Venezuela
By Frances Martel |
The global medical aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) announced on Tuesday that it would end operations in a hospital in a poor neighborhood in Petare, Venezuela, because the socialist regime of dictator Nicolás Maduro has refused to allow its specialists to enter the country.
Report: North Korean Gymnast Escaped Country by Leaping over 10-Foot Fence
By Frances Martel |
The South Korean newspaperJoongAng Ilbo reported on Tuesday that, according to a government source, the latest man to escape from North Korea was a professional gymnast and only managed to cross the highly guarded Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) by leaping over a ten-foot fence.
Hong Kong Dissidents: Joshua Wong in Prison Isolation, Facing Sleep Deprivation
By Frances Martel |
Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Joshua Wong is in solitary confinement with lights on 24 hours a day, friends denounced.
Socialism: Maduro Marks Birthday with Giant Venezuelan Flag Cake as His People Starve
By Frances Martel |
Venezuelan state television broadcast a lavish birthday soirée for socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro on Monday, featuring salsa dancing, a full Mexican mariachi band, and a giant cake decorated with the nation's flag.
Cuba: Communists Crush Peaceful Park Protest with Angry Mob Attack
By Frances Martel |
A mob of communists attacked peaceful supporters of the San Isidro Movement, a pro-democracy artist collective, who gathered in Havana's Central Park on Sunday to back 15 activists on hunger strike in protest of the arrest of rapper Denis Solís.
Venezuela's Maduro: 'Imbecile' Juan Guaido Cost Trump the Election
By Frances Martel |
Venezuelan socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro used a national broadcast on Thursday to blame President Donald Trump's presumptive loss in the 2020 election on the legitimate president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, whom he called "stupid," an "imbecile," and a "rat.
Hong Kong Bakery Decorates Cake with 'Uncle' Joe Biden Sniffing Anime Girl
By Frances Martel |
TheVilla Villa Cafe and Bar in Hong Kong published a photo of a custom cake it baked for a customer this week depicting American presidential candidate Joe Biden sniffing the hair of a distressed cartoon girl drawn in the Japanese anime style.
Reports: Arrows Fly in Clash Between Indigenous Group and Socialist Police in Venezuela
By Frances Martel |
Hundreds of members of the Yukpa indigenous group of Venezuela traveled across the country from their native Zulia state to Caracas, arriving on Wednesday seeking a meeting with socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro but found his repressive police force greeting them, instead.
Chinese Media: Half the World 'Goes by the Law of the Jungle'
By Frances Martel |
The editor-in-chief of belligerent Chinese state propaganda outletGlobal Times, Hu Xijin, dismissed half the world as living "by the law of the jungle" in a column Thursday meant to lift the spirits of Chinese communists.
Brazil's Bolsonaro Calls for 'Urgent' Overhaul of W.H.O. in Light of Coronavirus Failures
By Frances Martel |
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told fellow heads of state at the BRICS summit on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) "urgently needs reforms" and that its "supposed monopoly on knowledge" hurt the fight against the Chinese coronavirus.
Brazil's Bolsonaro Calls for 'Urgent' Rehaul of W.H.O. in Light of Coronavirus Failures
By Frances Martel |
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro told fellow heads of state at the BRICS summit on Tuesday that the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) "urgently needs reforms" and that its "supposed monopoly on knowledge" hurt the fight against the Chinese coronavirus.
Turkey to Send Troops to Caucasus War Despite Peace Deal
By Frances Martel |
Lawmakers in Turkey voted on Tuesday to allow Turkey to send troops into Azerbaijan for "peacekeeping" purposes, despite Azerbaijan and Armenia reaching a peace agreement independently of Turkey over a week ago.
Coronavirus Rates Soar in Pakistan After Wave of Islamist Mob Protests
By Frances Martel |
Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, documented its highest Chinese coronavirus positivity rate since March on Tuesday, an exclamation point on a surging wave of cases nationwide that follow weeks of Islamist mob protests against French President Emmanuel Macron for his condemnation of a jihadist beheading.
Coronavirus Rates Soar in Pakistan After Wave of Islamist Mob Protests
By Frances Martel |
Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, documented its highest Chinese coronavirus positivity rate since March on Tuesday, an exclamation point on a surging wave of cases nationwide that follow weeks of Islamist mob protests against French President Emmanuel Macron for his condemnation of a jihadist beheading.
Cuban Dissidents: AP, Reuters, CNN Reporters on Island Ignore Human Rights Abuses
By Frances Martel |
Pro-democracy dissidents in Cuba condemned the island's "accredited journalists" — reporters from mainstream media outlets with Communist Party permission to work — for their silence in the wake of an increasingly violent wave of repression, the Spain-basedDiario de Cuba reported on Tuesday.
India: Chinese Led Anti-U.S. Trade Bloc Threatens to 'De-Industrialize' Countries
By Frances Martel |
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar reaffirmed his country's confidence in not participating in the world's largest trade pact, the China-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), in remarks on Tuesday, suggesting that China had not presented "the full picture" of what the pact entails in an honest way.
Pakistan Prime Minister Says Trump Pressuring Him to Recognize Israel
By Frances Martel |
Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan, an Islamist who has spearheaded a campaign demanding global laws against blasphemy, said in a recent interview that President Donald Trump is placing "extraordinary" pressure on his country to recognize the state of Israel.